We’re cutting the number of teachers by a third, putting unqualified staff in to teach instead and increasing everyone’s workload to the absolute legal maximum and a bit beyond. Oh, and the consultation process was apalling and left us with an inappropriate school in which to house 120 children with every conceivable type of learning difficulty (but at least the architect won some awards- if only he’d stop walking into classes without knocking or introducing himself).

So food then. Yes, for some kids diet is an issue and certain additives can exacerbate negative behaviour, but there are many and bigger issues in education. If its so detrimental, then make healthy packed lunches mandatory (as the most-concerned parents have already sussed out), and spend a decent amount on those with free-school meals. Its not perfect for schools such as the one in the middle of a massively run-down estate in Leicester, at which I used to work, but neither is it beyond the expectations of a government minister to put in enough effort to work out the uncomplicated maths.

And people call me idealistic.